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  • Random Number

    disassembly
    Bob Pape talks a little about how the monster AI was done in his book. A single routine which deals with fetching “random numbers” deals with a lot of how it works - and seeing what it actually does is fascinating!
    rampage skoolkit zx spectrum z80
    Created Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:02:27 +0000

  • Monster Sprite

    disassembly
    There’s lots of elegant code in Rampage, here’s a neat example of how the monsters are printed to the screen using the same draw routine.
    rampage skoolkit zx spectrum z80
    Created Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:54:27 +0000

  • Level Names

    disassembly
    The code which prints the level names is pretty elegant and quite simple to follow. Let’s step through it.
    wheelie skoolkit zx spectrum z80
    Created Sat, 02 Mar 2024 16:08:44 +0000

  • Rampage

    disassembly

    I didn’t appreciate Rampage when I first bought it for my ZX Spectrum with my paper round money. I can tell you exactly why, it just isn’t especially fun when played with only one player.

    It wasn’t until I bought an arcade machine that I thought I’d give it another go, and what I found surprised me. It’s incredible how much of the arcade game they managed to fit into a 48k ZX Spectrum. It’s a bright and colourful game and works great as a multiplayer.

    rampage skoolkit zx spectrum z80
    Created Fri, 29 Dec 2023 22:28:38 +0000

  • The Hobbit

    disassembly
    I couldn’t even tell you when I bought “The Hobbit”. But it was the first adventure game I ever owned, and how good it was meant I went on to buy many more!
    hobbit skoolkit zx spectrum z80
    Created Fri, 24 Sep 2021 22:06:25 +0000

  • West Bank

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    I adore reaction-type games, I first played this game in the arcade as “Bank Panic” - and stupidly didn’t realise West Bank was the same game… This is such a fun conversion, and IMO, easier to play than the original.
    west bank skoolkit zx spectrum z80
    Created Sun, 13 Sep 2020 22:06:25 +0000

  • Wheelie

    disassembly

    An all-time classic; “Wheelie” by Microsphere.

    I picked this game up with my ZX Spectrum 48K - it was a firm favourite even though I wasn’t very good at it (to be fair, I was only 8 or 9 years old).

    However, there was something undeniably mesmerizing about this game. Its challenging gameplay and intriguing physics had me hooked. And ever since then, “Wheelie” has remained on my coveted list of GILTD (Game-I’d-Like-To-Disassemble) for a very long time.

    wheelie skoolkit zx spectrum z80
    Created Fri, 19 Jun 2020 22:06:25 +0000

  • Trashman

    disassembly
    My cousin introduced me to “Trashman”. It’s a fantastic quirky game and is very bright and colourful! I loved the humour in it too.
    trashman skoolkit zx spectrum z80
    Created Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:06:25 +0000
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